Yesterday, James and I, with my mom, Martha, Mommy Jocelyn, and Tatay To, headed off to SM North EDSA to buy our computers. We went straight to Villman Computers, expecting that we would be able to purchase our 3 units of Acer Aspire M3710. But as fate would have it, the units were unavailable and won’t be available until April 13th. Add that to the fact that they were asking us to charge the total amount and pay a 500 peso delivery charge with no assurance of when the units would be delivered. That was one exasperating experience.
It was really a blessing that we were able to get estimates from several computer shops the other day. We headed to Octagon Computers and I inquired about the availability of the units. Unfortunately, they only had one in stock of the M3710. But fortunately, they had other good units in stock. It was a blessing in disguise, I guess, because we were able to purchase our 3 units; one was the M3710, one was the Slim X1700 unit which James preferred, and one was the high specification M5711 which I preferred. With 3 different units, it was a veritable PC salad! The salesclerks who assisted us were very accomodating and we got everything we needed. Also, I bought my Toshiba Satellite A100 laptop and Epson Perfection scanner at the Octagon Alabang branch so I have good experience with the store. Clicky on (more…) for the specs.
Acer Aspire X1700
- Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 Processor (2.4GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
- nVidia GeForce 7100 and nForce 630i chipset
- 1Gb DDR2 RAM
- 160GB SATA hard disk drive
- DVD Super Multi-drive with Lightscribe
- nVidia GeForce 7100 graphics card with 128MB dedicated memory
- embedded high-definition audio with 5.1 channel surround sound support
- internal card reader
- Gigabit 10/100/1000MBps ethernet LAN
- 56k modem
- PCI Express 2.0 x 16 and 2.0 x 1 slots
- multimedia keyboard
- optical mouse
- multimedia speakers
- 19 inch LCD monitor
- PhP 24,900.00
Acer Aspire M3710
- Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2.5GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
- nVidia GeForce 9200 chipset
- 2GB DDR2 RAM
- 320GB SATA hard disk drive
- DVD Super Multi-drive with Lightscribe
- nVidia GeForce 9200 graphics card with 256MB dedicated memory
- HDMI, Firewire compatible
- embedded high-definition audio with 7.1 channel surround sound support
- internal card reader
- Gigabit 10/100/1000MBps ethernet LAN
- 56k modem
- PCI Express 2.0 x 16 and 2.0 x 1 slots
- PCI Express V2.3 5 volts slot
- multimedia keyboard
- optical mouse
- multimedia speakers
- 19 inch LCD monitor
- PhP 27,500.00
Acer Aspire M5711
- Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2.66GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB)
- nVidia nForce 720i chipset
- 4GB DDR2 RAM
- 320GB SATA hard disk drive
- DVD Super Multi-drive with Lightscribe
- nVidia GeForce GT120 with 1GB dedicated memory
- HDMI, DVI, D-sub
- embedded high-definition audio with 7.1 channel surround sound support
- 2nd generation Dolby Home Theater 3 audio enhancement
- Gigabit 10/100/1000MBps ethernet LAN
- Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
- 56k modem
- PCI Express 2.0 x 16 and 2.0 x 1 slots
- PCI Express V2.3 5 volts slot
- internal card reader
- multimedia keyboard
- optical mouse
- multimedia speakers
- 19 inch LCD monitor
- PhP 38,800.00
Bundle Inclusions:
- Windows Vista Home Basic operating system
- Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
- Brother DCP-165C all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/facsimile with media slots and 4-color cartridge
- D-Link Wireless/Ethernet LAN router
Whew! That’s a long list. Anyway, I think we got everything we needed PC-wise. And everything cost us PhP 7,600.00 a month at 0% for 12 months. We just need more peripherals like webcams and headsets. We’re planning to go to SM Baliuag by Saturday to buy our A/C and to look for a cheap PABX and intercom phone system. ACE carries the GE brand but the PABX costs PhP 13,000.00. We just need tables, chairs, file cabinets, and our permits and we’ll be all set! God bless this venture.
April 12, 2009 at 2:21 pm
acer aspire one pink
GREAT machine, with one exception, which i discovered on a trip recently when i went to use dial-up to connect to the www THERE IS NO MODEM! don’t know why i didn’t notice before, perhaps because specs above falsely state there is. anyway, must buy an external (very small) usb plug in 56K modem for circa $45, i insist on having dialup capability (hey, it ALWAYS WORKS, tho slow, and useful only for email. but when your dsl or t1 goes down, dialup ALWAYS WORKS)(did i say that it ALWAYS WORKS?) BUT GREAT MACHINE, all i wanted, cool, cool, cool. no flaws and well thought out, always a pleasure to experience good design and execution (except that the damn targus external cd/dvd is 1) at $149 half the cost of the computer, thus way too high, and 2) READ ONLY, ie no writing. but this is a netbook, you shouldn’t be copying CDs or DVDs on this machine anyway.) GREAT MACHINE!!!!!! BTW, they offer another acer aspire one with a 10.1″ screen now, careful comparing of specs and dimensions and viewing of pics reveal same keyboard just wider and taller case by about one-half inch in toto in each dimension to get (on the diagonal) 1″ more screen and to put touchpad buttons at bottom like some losers have been complaining about on this machine. slightly heavier (wouldn’t be noticable) and $20 more. exact same innards and specs (incl NO MODEM). make sure you buy the right size carry case, etc. but i like this one. SWEET. also, re the “form factor” of the 6 cell larger battery, it really adds a useful handle to the machine, and ain’t at all too big or protruding. i prefer it, esp considering the doubling of time you gain. GREAT MACHINE, soooo much nicer than the HP mini (and i am an HP fan). a home run, maybe with bases loaded – GRAND SLAM!
April 14, 2009 at 12:12 am
acer aspire one aoa150-1126
I’ve spent 30 some years traveling for a living and also just for fun! Always took a laptop along for biz, and occasionally took a small Winbook on personal trips. I found the Acer Aspire One while looking for something else. My unit has the 3 cell battery which will only go approx 2 hours at best. But for travel it’s great! It’s light, sturdy and the XP software is faster than Vista. Startup time is just about a minute! I can’t say enough good things about this unit. Be prepared to buy a portable cd/dvd for down loadning movies, programs etc… I recently found a very compact Sony drive for $100. In this case my total expenditure was $450 for both.
If your looking for a unit to take along on trips – this is it! No need to spend $800 to $1000 for HP or others – this one fills the bill!
August 25, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Acer Aspire One Netbook
I am really please with the purchace of my Acer Netbook. It arrived securely packages within one of orderig it. It is a very easy to set up and operate piece of equipment.